Corey Brettschneider’s carefully researched The Presidents and the People chronicles American heads of state who abused their power, and people who stood up to them.
Interesting, insightful and impressively intrepid, Frostbite offers compelling food for thought about the role of cold in our lives.
Vicki Valosik’s captivating Swimming Pretty charts the evolution of women’s swimming and aquatic performance.
For centuries, women were discouraged from running. Better Faster Farther chronicles how and why they ran anyway.
In the entertaining Stowaway, Joe Shute explores and exalts the resilient, cooperative, derided and, ultimately, misunderstood rat.
With the exquisite Night Flyer, Tiya Miles looks at Harriet Tubman from an entirely new perspective: her spirituality.
Boyce Upholt wrangles the geological, political and cultural history of the wild Mississippi River in a compelling, lively narrative that will delight history fans.
Drama-filled and insightful, The Hamilton Scheme chronicles the beginnings of America’s economic history.
Challenger proves Adam Higginbotham is a master chronicler of disasters, piercing through politics, power and bureaucracies with laser-sharp focus.
In Chamber Divers, Rachel Lance uncovers the Navy scientists who risked their lives to improve the odds of underwater and amphibious missions in World War II.
After reading Sarah Thornton’s revelatory Tits Up, you’ll never look at boobs the same way again.
With the skill of a suspense novelist, Henry Hemming artfully unspools an enthralling investigation into espionage during Northern Ireland’s “troubles.”
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